Table 1.
Antibodies used
| Antibody | Dilution | Source/reference |
|---|---|---|
| Ms anti-Blue opsin | 1:50 | Dr. Ágoston Szél, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary |
| Ms anti-Red/green opsin | 1:50 | Dr. Ágoston Szél, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary |
| Rb anti-Blue opsin | 1:1000 (1:1500) | Millipore |
| Rb anti-Red/green opsin | 1:1000 (1:1500) | Millipore |
| Rb anti-Gββ3 | 1:300 | HPA005645, Sigma |
| Rb anti-Gαt2 | 1:1000 (1000) | Dr. Vadim Arshavsky, Duke University, Durham, NC |
| Rb anti-Gγt2 | 1:750 | Dr. Vadim Arshavsky, Duke University, Durham, NC |
| Rb anti-Gβ5 | 1:500 | Dr. Theodore Wensel, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX |
| Rb anti-Gβ1 | 1:50 | SC-379, Santa Cruz Biotechnology |
| Rb anti-CNGA3 | 1:250 (1:500) | (Ding et al., 2008; Matveev et al., 2008) |
| Rb anti-CNGB3 | 1:250 | (Ding et al., 2008; Matveev et al., 2008) |
| Rb anti-R9AP | 1:1,000 | Dr. Vadim Arshavsky, Duke University, Durham, NC |
| Rb anti-Cone-arrestin | 1:500 | Dr. Cheryl Craft, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA |
| Rb anti-Vimentin | 1:2000 | Dr. Virginia Lee, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA |
| Rb anti-Glutamine synthase | 1:200 | BD BioScience |
| Ms anti-β actin | (1:3000) | Clone AC-74 Sigma |
Sources of the used antibodies along with the corresponding dilutions for immunocytochemistry and Western blotting (in parentheses). Ms, Mouse; Rb, rabbit.